Indiana House OKs road-funding plan with tax increases
The Indiana House has approved a road-funding plan that would raise the gasoline tax by 10 cents and increase vehicle registration fees to fund improvements to the state's infrastructure.
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Baldwin & Lyons sees rising profit, revenue on premium growth
Baldwin & Lyon’s said gross premiums written during the fourth quarter totaled a record $104.9 million, 7.2 percent higher than the fourth quarter of 2015.
Completion for I-69 project between Martinsville, Bloomington delayed
Indiana officials have delayed by another seven months the deadline for finishing construction on the Interstate 69 extension segment between Bloomington and Martinsville.
Lawmakers weigh requiring helmets for minors on ATVs
An 11-year-old Indiana girl died in an all-terrain vehicle crash in 2015, and her mother has been pushing to change laws on helmets and safety education.
Postal Service says it lost $200 million over holiday season
The Postal Service has lost money for 10 consecutive years. First-class mail volume is down as people rely more on email for online bill payments. But online shopping has led to record volume in its package-delivery business.
Tom Wood moving Toyota dealership to Whitestown
The company has acquired a 10-acre parcel near the southeast corner of Interstate 65 and Whitestown Parkway for $3.6 million, giving it 25 acres at the interchange for the new dealership.
Grant in limbo adds doubt to key transit vote
Federal inaction on a $75 million grant IndyGo is counting on to help fund a planned rapid-transit bus line is complicating a City-County Council decision about a transit tax increase.
UPDATE: State appeals court upholds Marion County ruling against Celadon
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a 2014 decision ordering Celadon to pay more than $4 million to a group of drivers in a dispute over fuel costs.
Gas pump advertising campaign targets Indiana fuel tax hike
A trade association will soon adorn gas pumps across Indiana with ads opposing a Republican plan to use higher fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure repairs.
Japanese firm buying Indy-based logistics company for $260M
Toyota Industries Corp. is getting into the logistics business, and it’s buying Indianapolis-based Bastian Solutions LLC to get a jumpstart in the sector.
Amazon increasingly wants to be its own deliveryman
This week’s announcement of a new $1.5 billion air cargo hub in Kentucky, about two hours from Indianapolis, is merely Amazon's latest foray into building out its own shipping and logistics unit.
Celadon’s profit, revenue fall, but beat expectations
Indianapolis-based trucking company Celadon Group Inc. on Wednesday announced quarterly financial results that topped analyst predictions.
Indiana House transportation chairman pledges to rework Tesla bill
A House committee will make changes to a bill after critics charged that the measure would have blocked car maker Tesla from doing business in Indiana.
Indy-based auto auction firm acquired by Dallas company
Currently operating in eight states, the firm was founded in 2000 by three executives who had previously worked at another local auto auctioneer, Carmel-based ADESA.
Amtrak to take over train line between Indianapolis, Chicago
The Indiana Department of Transportation announced Monday its contract with Iowa Pacific Holdings for the troubled Hoosier State Line would remain in effect only through February.
MD Logistics plans 50-job expansion in Plainfield
The third-party logistics provider said it will invest $3.7 million to upgrade a 173,000-square-foot facility—creating additional pharmaceutical-grade storage capicity that will allow it to service a new contract.
Bosma: ‘Education’ needed to sell voters on tax increase
Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma said Thursday that Republicans "need to continue educating the public" about the need for a tax increase that would be used to fund infrastructure projects around the state.
Passenger counts are on the rise at Indianapolis airport
Indianapolis International Airport’s passenger traffic took flight last year, nearly reaching an all-time record and outpacing industry averages.
Officials still evaluating Interstate 69 completion schedule
While progress is being made on the Interstate 69 project south of Indianapolis, noncommittal answers about the project's completion have government officials frustrated.
Logistics firm plans expansion, 61 new jobs
The 4-year-old firm company could more than triple its employee base by 2020.